Clamp for bedsteads



(No Model.)

J. P. DUNNIGAN.

CLAMP P011 BBDSTBADS.

Patented Nov. 9, 1897.

UNITED STATES PATENT IOEEICE.

JAMES F. DUNNIGAN, OF GREENFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

CLAMP FOR BEDSTEADS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 593,352, dated November 9, 1897.

Application iiled .T anuary 22, 1897. Serial No. 620,242. (No model.)

2b @ZZ whom it may concern.:

Be it known that I, JAMES F. DUNNIGAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Greenfield, in the county of Franklin and State of Massachusetts, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Clamps for Bedsteads and the Like, of which the following is a specication.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in clamps for bedsteads and the like, and has for its object to provide a simple and effective device by means of which side rails of a bedstead may be securely held parallel with each other, in order that the slats may not fall from their supports, as is often now the case, on account of the outward springing of the side rails; and a further object of my invention is to render the bedstead more rigid in every respect than has heretofore been the case and to that extent overcome the disagreeable noise caused by the movements of the several parts, and especial-ly the slats upon their bearings.

W'ith these ends in view this invention consists in the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth, and then specifically designated by the claim.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains may understand how to make and use the same, its construction and operation will now be described in detail, referring to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a side elevation of a bedstead having my improvement applied thereto; Fig. 2, a bottom plan thereof.

In carrying out my invention as here embodied, A represents the clamp-plates, which are so formed as to embrace the lower edges of the side rails B of the bedstead, and these clamps have also formed therewith the serrations or teeth, in order that when they are pla-ced in position upon the side rails and sufficient inward force exerted thereon these teeth will be embedded in the side rails, thereby securely attaching the plates to said rails. Yokes D, having hooked ends E for engagement with suitable holes formed in the shanks of the camp-plates, are provided, and these yokes are connected together by the threaded rods F and turnbuckle G, it being noted that the inner ends of said rods are threaded, one right and the other left handed, so that when the turnbuckle is manipulated in the proper direction the rods will be drawn toward each other upon their axial line, thereby exerting sulhcient strain upon the yokes to draw the clamp-plates firmly against the outer surface of the side rails. The turnbuckle may be provided with any suitable wrench-hold, as indicated at H, whereby it 'may be more readily operated for producing the above-described results.

From the foregoing description it will be obvious that the side rails of a bedstead may be firmly held parallel with each other against any outward strain, and, if desired, after the slats I have been placed upon their bearings the turnbuckle may be so operated as to draw the side rails tightly against the ends of the slats, thereby binding the whole bedstead iirmly together and preventing any independent movement of the parts which would occasion a disagreeable sound. Yet when it is desired to remove the slats the turnbuckle may be given a reverse movement sufficient to withdraw the strain upon the side'rails, thereby permitting the ready removal of the slats.

In practice the surfaces of the clamp-plates which are exposed to view may be highly polished and utilized as name-plates or otherwise ornamented, so as to give them a sightly or pleasing appearance, which will add to the attractiveness of the bedstead rather than detract therefrom, and it is also obvious that theouter sections of the clamp-plates may be let into the side rails suiicient to be flush therewith, and this mode of applying the clamp-plates is best adapted for bedsteads with which the device is intended to be sold and form a permanent part thereof.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and useful is- In a device ofthe character described,clamp plates A, having teeth to engage the side rails of a bed,'yokes D provided with hooked ends engaging the shanks of the clamps, rods F connected to the yokes and a turnbuckle G threaded on the rods, F, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

S. S. WILLIAMSON, HERBERT O. EDGEETON.

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